Contributions of anterior cingulate cortex and basolateral amygdala to decision confidence and learning under uncertainty

A. Stolyarova; M. Rakhshan; E. E. Hart; T. J. O’Dell; M. A. K. Peters; H. Lau; A. Soltani; A. Izquierdo

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12725-1

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Contributions of anterior cingulate cortex and basolateral amygdala to decision confidence and learning under uncertainty

A. Stolyarova,
M. Rakhshan,
E. E. Hart,
T. J. O’Dell,
M. A. K. Peters,
H. Lau,
A. Soltani,
A. Izquierdo

Affiliations

A. Stolyarova: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
M. Rakhshan: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College
E. E. Hart: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
T. J. O’Dell: Department of Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles
M. A. K. Peters: Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside
H. Lau: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
A. Soltani: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College
A. Izquierdo: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12725-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The degree of subjective confidence in deciding based on ambiguous sensory cues facilitates learning. Here, the authors report distinct functions of the basolateral amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex on implicit confidence judgements as well as flexible learning under uncertain conditions in rats.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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